Saturday, December 31, 2016

At the time when India is facing currency crunches, it is interesting to know about the data released by Numbeo about the most expensive cities to live in. Numbeo has conducted research and analysis of 586 cities across the world keeping New york of USA as the benchmark. It is intersting to note that 31 cities from India made into the list. Anothe interesting fact is that the least expensive cities are from India. Before going into the list from India, let us find out the most expensive city in the world.

Most Expensive City

The most expensive city is out of our expectations. It is Hamilton present in Bermuda. In Hamilton,

The estimated cost of one meal is $156.15 which is the most expensive in the world

It has the first most expensive two-bed room apartment out of 586 cities in the world.

1st Most Expensive Gasoline (1 liter) (Transportation) out of 586 Cities in the World

Top 10 Expensive Cities in the World:

Hamilton, Bermuda

Geneva, Switzerland

Basel, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

Cuneo, Italy

Ferrara, Italy

Perugia, Italy

Venice, Italy

Reggio Nellemilia, Italy

Bern, Switzerland

As we can see there are 4 cities from Switzerland made into top 10 and 5 cities from Italy made into top 10.

Most Expensive Cities from India

Most expensive city in India is easily predictable which is none other than Gurgaon. The second most expensive city is Mumbai. The top three cities with the lowest cost of living in India are Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai and Mangalore. These are the list of most expensive cities in India

Gurgaon

Mumbai

Delhi

Ludhiana

Thane

Noida

Bengaluru

Pune

Chennai

Kolkata

Chandigarh

Vadodara

Surat

Lucknow

Navi Mumbai

Ahmedabad

Goa

Jaipur

Nagpur

Indore

Guwahati

Mysore

Nasik

Hyderabad

Kochi

Visakhapatnam

Bhubaneshwar

Coimbatore

Mangalore

Madurai

Thiruvananthapuram

If we observe the list, the least expensive cities are from South India. The Top 10 cities in the list include all the metro cities. Interestingly Ludhiana and Thane made into the Top 10.

If we see the expenses by city wise we have some very interesting information. So, let us see the city wise expenses and find out some interesting facts.

Expenses in Gurgaon

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 300 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 1200

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 220

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 120

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 185

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 46.08

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 55

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 25

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 1000

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 16530

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 39,763

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 125,191

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 62,172.41

Expenses in Mumbai

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 203 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 1000

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 120

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 200

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 49.47

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 54.45

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 15

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 500

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 35,660.48

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 97,651.85

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 492,462.96

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 49,952.24 Rs

Expenses in Delhi

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 200 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 1000

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 250

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 100

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 160

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 46.33

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 57.39

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 25

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 800

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 16,318.52

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 40,371.90

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 177,606.87

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 41,359.53

Expenses in Ludhiana

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 200 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 1000

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 110

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 170

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 47.33

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 55.88

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 10

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 400

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 5,777.78

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 19,250.00

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 76,469.93

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 28,500.00

Expenses in Thane

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 200 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 800

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 100

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 150

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 45.33

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 54.00

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 25

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 500

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 14,500.00

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 34,444.44

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 155,989.86

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 29,222.22

Expenses in Bengaluru

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 120 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 700

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 100

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 160

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 37.88

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 50.35

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 21

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 1200

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 14,164.25

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 35,808.82

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 107,738.70

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 47,637.22

Expenses in Pune

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 190 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 700

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 110

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 200

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 46.47

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 51.56

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 20

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 1000

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 13,520.99

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 28,020.38

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 110,862.19

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 48,633.33

Expenses in Chennai

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 100 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 500

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 250

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 120

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 200

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 42.96

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 49.62

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 15

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 1000

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 11,980.21

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 30,358.70

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 138,254.17

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 38,195.123

Expenses in Kolkata

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 200 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 975

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 250

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 85

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 150

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 39.65

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 43.9

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 10

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 287

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 11,319.29

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 27,829.27

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 85,806.32

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 27,533.75

Expenses in Hyderabad

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 100 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 500

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 200

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 100

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 150

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 43.12

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 46.57

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 20

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 800

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 9,565.48

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs24,828.62

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs56,364.08

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (Net After Tax) is Rs 30,692.31

Expenses in Visakhapatnam

One meal in inexpensive restaurant costs Rs 100 on an average

Meal for two people in a mid-range restaurant costs Rs 450

McMeal at McDonald costs Rs 250

Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) costs Rs 92

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) costs Rs 115

Milk (regular), (1 liter) costs Rs 44.78

Rice (white), (1kg) costs Rs 47.12

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) costs Rs 10

Monthly Pass (Regular Price) costs Rs 750

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre costs Rs 9,500

Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre costs Rs 23,666.67

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre costs Rs 58,676.32

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